Jody Avirgan
@jodyavirgan.com
Podcast person. Summer Album / Winter Album | What Now w/ Trevor Noah | This Day | Good Sport | The Puzzler | 30for30 | 538 | WNYC, more. Everybody has their own thing that they yell into a well. jodyavirgan.com
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Jody Avirgan
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· Feb 22
Kevin Morby on "The Lonesome Crowded West" and the Genius of Modest Mouse
YouTube video by Summer Album / Winter Album
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I launched a new show yesterday: a musical debate/conversation show called "Summer Album / Winter Album." Here's an excerpt of my conversation with Craig Finn (Hold Steady) and Kevin Morby about the genius of Modest Mouse. Full episode is out wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/cGeIYPtwaMg
Vintage BL Show call-in right here.
Hear listeners share their hyperlocal infrastructure concerns they hope will be addressed by mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. www.wnyc.org/story/sewer-...
Sewer Socialism? Start Here, City Hall | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Zohran Mamdani cites sewer socialism as inspiration for his vision of improving public infrastructure. Listeners share which small public works would make life better on their block.
www.wnyc.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Vintage BL Show call-in right here.
People have been staging concerts in unconventional spaces since the beginning of the internet. But, yeah, this is a little too close of a ripoff. Appreciate the comments!
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
People have been staging concerts in unconventional spaces since the beginning of the internet. But, yeah, this is a little too close of a ripoff. Appreciate the comments!
If I was in town, I'd be going to this. Don't make the same mistake I made -- be in town, and go to it.
Tomorrow! Come see to Roberta’s, have a drink and see me talk about the McKibbin Lofts
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If I was in town, I'd be going to this. Don't make the same mistake I made -- be in town, and go to it.
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I have some fresh questions about how Wolff got almost 18 months of unrestricted access to both the Trump campaign and, later, the West Wing to write his book (that curiously doesn't mention this at all to my knowledge)
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I have some fresh questions about how Wolff got almost 18 months of unrestricted access to both the Trump campaign and, later, the West Wing to write his book (that curiously doesn't mention this at all to my knowledge)
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A group of moms from Chicago's western suburbs were arrested for staging a peaceful sit-in protest outside the Broadview ICE detention facility in Illinois.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A group of moms from Chicago's western suburbs were arrested for staging a peaceful sit-in protest outside the Broadview ICE detention facility in Illinois.
Plus I lay out my theory about what part of NYC I think Sesame Street is really in.
Part one of our two-part look at the birth of Sesame Street. Today we look at the big ideas about television, children's psychology, and set design that went into designing the world of Sesame Street. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Birth of Sesame Street (1969)
Podcast Episode · This Day · 11/11/2025 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Plus I lay out my theory about what part of NYC I think Sesame Street is really in.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
Menefee vs. Adams, round 3. This is one of the more unexpected sub-plots in NYC politics.
There is still no love lost between Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee and NYC mayor Eric Adams.
awfulannouncing.com/news/curt-me...
awfulannouncing.com/news/curt-me...
Curt Menefee has heated confrontation with New York mayor Eric Adams
In his duties as Good Day New York host, NFL on Fox star Curt Menefee traded barbs with outgoing New York City mayor Eric Adams.
awfulannouncing.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Menefee vs. Adams, round 3. This is one of the more unexpected sub-plots in NYC politics.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
One of my favorite call-ins we ever did on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social was just "if you're currently sitting in your car waiting for alternate side parking, give us a call and tell us what's on your mind." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
In New York, Free Street Parking Comes at a Cost
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One of my favorite call-ins we ever did on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social was just "if you're currently sitting in your car waiting for alternate side parking, give us a call and tell us what's on your mind." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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No shortage of great community organizations trying to step up as SNAP funding is withheld from the people who need it. If you're looking for a way to help, I'll recommend donating to the remarkable Center for Family Life in South Brooklyn secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
No shortage of great community organizations trying to step up as SNAP funding is withheld from the people who need it. If you're looking for a way to help, I'll recommend donating to the remarkable Center for Family Life in South Brooklyn secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...
I would really love to think that the exactly five years between Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Sandwich Guy Getting Acquitted mark some sort of bookending.
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I would really love to think that the exactly five years between Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Sandwich Guy Getting Acquitted mark some sort of bookending.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
"If you do not believe in the American dream, what is left is solidarity” — and that, she said, “is now replacing the American dream.” hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
Trump Escalates Tyranny in Chicago
Having a common enemy sometimes unifies people, whether an unhoused Venezuelan migrant in Bronzeville or a mother in a South Shore apartment.
hammerandhope.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"If you do not believe in the American dream, what is left is solidarity” — and that, she said, “is now replacing the American dream.” hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
At any given moment, what percentage of the helicopters in the sky over major cities are filming establishing shots for Netflix shows?
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
At any given moment, what percentage of the helicopters in the sky over major cities are filming establishing shots for Netflix shows?
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He should thank Zohran for winning bc that new slogan would have gotten his ass beat
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
He should thank Zohran for winning bc that new slogan would have gotten his ass beat
Here's a *big idea* I've been rattling around lately: I wonder if this week's election might prove to be a capper on a covid-era politics of online fear and disassociation. It feels like people are actually, finally, looking around and comparing reality to what they've been sold by an algorithm.
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's a *big idea* I've been rattling around lately: I wonder if this week's election might prove to be a capper on a covid-era politics of online fear and disassociation. It feels like people are actually, finally, looking around and comparing reality to what they've been sold by an algorithm.
Important not to over-read any one data point, but this many people turning out for a single-issue process-oriented ballot measure is one of the more incredible data points in recent memory.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Important not to over-read any one data point, but this many people turning out for a single-issue process-oriented ballot measure is one of the more incredible data points in recent memory.
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Holy cow! For National Geographic, I went to see the Grand Ole Opry for its 100th anniversary and wrote 4000 words about the longest-running radio show in the world.
Featuring new interviews with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, and Pam Tillis.
Featuring new interviews with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, and Pam Tillis.
The Grand Ole Opry is 100 years old. Here’s why it endures.
We went behind the scenes at the world's oldest radio show to understand how it endured 100 years—and why it might last 100 more.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Holy cow! For National Geographic, I went to see the Grand Ole Opry for its 100th anniversary and wrote 4000 words about the longest-running radio show in the world.
Featuring new interviews with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, and Pam Tillis.
Featuring new interviews with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, and Pam Tillis.
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Grateful to @defector.com for publishing a print version of my Replay Booth episode on a 61-year-old Mets mystery and for commissioning an illustration of Mr. Met with a pipe and magnifying glass defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
Wilbur Huckle For President: Solving A 61-Year-Old Mets Mystery | Defector
Earlier this year, on a cold Sunday in January, I walked into an antique store in a Washington D.C. suburb. When I go to a shop like this one, I’m not looking for chairs or lamps. My interests are a l...
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Grateful to @defector.com for publishing a print version of my Replay Booth episode on a 61-year-old Mets mystery and for commissioning an illustration of Mr. Met with a pipe and magnifying glass defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
YES DO IT!
NYC, look outside — this sunset is gorgeous omg
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
YES DO IT!
Maybe it's just the bubble I've built for myself, but there's such a rich ecosystem of social content that celebrates the streetscape of NYC -- foodies, street interviews, guys walking around making beats -- and I think that's going to have to be a big piece of the puzzle going forward.
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Maybe it's just the bubble I've built for myself, but there's such a rich ecosystem of social content that celebrates the streetscape of NYC -- foodies, street interviews, guys walking around making beats -- and I think that's going to have to be a big piece of the puzzle going forward.
Eric Adams barely beating out the number of write-in votes but losing handily to the number of people who voted for Sliwa on the "Protect Animals" line.
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Eric Adams barely beating out the number of write-in votes but losing handily to the number of people who voted for Sliwa on the "Protect Animals" line.